ok, go the sudo npm install route then.
I got the same error once again
npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, open '/home/***8/bitshares/package.json'
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR! <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR! <npm-@googlegroups.com>
npm ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-24-generic
npm ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! cwd /home/***/bitshares
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.25
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.10
npm ERR! path /home/***/bitshares/package.json
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno 34
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! /home/****/bitshares/npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0